Posted on 06/02/2017 7:33:48 AM PDT by rktman
The St. Louis Police Department has decided to sell 27 of its historic and valuable Thompson submachine guns in an effort to raise the funds necessary to purchase new duty firearms for its officers, according to a report from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Kentucky-based Midwest Distributors has agreed to pay $22,000 for each of the iconic rifles, but they will likely sell the old police arsenal to private parties for much, much more.
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A buddy of mine bought a blue one at Cabelas a while back for a lot less than that. Gotta do some weight training if you’re gonna tote it around. Came with a
‘violin’ case. :-)
And I would wager these Thompsons are not transferable, so they will only be available to FFLs with Type 3 SOT endorsements as “dealer samples,” reducing their value.
Yes, that would cut the value in half.
I heard that one of these weapons is reserved for a Norwegian named Roland in Eastern Nigeria. It’s the only firearm he uses.
“Miller’s Crossing” also.
And... the remake of “The Untouchables” series, an episode of which I had the pleasure of writing and directing. What a rat-a-tat-tat blast!
Picky Pete is that you?
Ah yes, Millers Crossing, Albert Finney rocks.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3m5l8_you-can-t-hit-albert-finney_shortfilms
In holding a modern Thompson and a MAC-10 in rifle configuration, I found the MAC to be well balanced while the Thompson was a poorly balanced clunk of steel.
On the other hand,I am not sure which one is more dependable in a fight.
As the girl said in NIGHT OF THE COMET, when her MAC jammed...”Daddy would have gotten us UZIS!”
That’s the one!
I would imagine the “Chicago Typewriter” with drum magazine is pretty front heavy but I bet when you hit the “shift key” it trims right out.
“NIGHT OF THE COMET” Thanks for that. A cult classic! :)
Before WW2, the US military had very few TSMGs. As of 1938 I believe the Army had only about 1500 total in inventory...the Navy and Marines had some (the Marines actually acquired theirs through the Post Office Department) but again, it was not yet a standard issue weapon.
BARs and .45s, on the other hand made it to the underworld en masse from raided small-town National Guard armories.
Wait and see...many PDs did register their TSMGs before 1986.
The reason the “Dillinger guns” in northwest Indiana are not registered is because they were sitting dead in FBI storage until only a few years ago.
Either are, both "stick" and drum will work.
Has the left tried to stop this yet?
I can’t imagine they would just let it happen.
What a stupid law. 20 dollars worth of parts, and the right date, turn a 500 dollar gun in to a 22 thousand dollar gun. I feel much safer because crooks would never take a hand file and modify their guns to full auto.
I got to fire one once. What a beast. My father carried one in the war.
Creepy Karpis, Ma Barker, Dillinger....all operated in Missouri.
Per Wikipedia, and in line with the price paid by our local PD in 1927 quite literally at our local hardware store, after a bank withdrawal visit from a couple of out-of-state auto bandits. Al Brady and his bunch and Mr. Dillinger and friends were also known to have visited the town at times, but did not transact any notable business there. :
In 1926, the Cutts Compensator (a recoil brake) was offered as an option for the M1921; Thompsons with the compensator were cataloged as No. 21AC at the original price of $200.00, with the plain M1921 designated No. 21A at a reduced price of $175.00.
In 1928, Federal Laboratories took over the distribution of the weapon from Thompson's Auto Ordnance Corporation. The cost at this time was $225 per weapon (equivalent to $3,138 in 2016), with $5 per 50-round drum and $3 for 20-round magazine.
I guess I could get one of the old St Louis guns. But I really don't have any more room in the closet for another.
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